Virtual Launch: Firefly by Philippa Dowding

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Join us as we celebrate the launch of Philippa Dowding's new middle-grade novel, Firefly!

In partnership with Another Story Bookshop and Thunder Thighs Costumes, Philippa Dowding will be answering questions and chatting with blogger Helen Kubiw in celebration of Philippa&#x27;s latest book.A recording of the event with closed captions will be made available 24-48 hours later on YouTube.About the bookFirefly lived in the park across from her mother’s home. It was safer there. But after the bad night happens, and her baseball-bat-wielding mother is taken away, social services sends Firefly to live with her Aunt Gayle. She hardly knows Gayle, but discovers that she owns a costume shop.Yes, Firefly might be suffering from PTSD, but she can get used to taking baths, sleeping on a bed again, and wearing as many costumes as she can to school.But where is “home”? What is “family”? Who is Firefly, for that matter … and which costume is the real one?About Philippa DowdingPhilippa Dowding’s latest novel for young readers explores themes of self-esteem, child homelessness, and family. Philippa’s previous children&#x27;s books have been nominated for numerous literary awards in Canada, the U.S., and Europe, including the SYRCA Diamond Willow, OLA Silver Birch, OLA Red Maple, and Hackmatack awards. Her last novel, Oculum, was a finalist for the 2019 SYRCA Diamond Willow Award, was nominated for the 2020 Forest of Reading Silver Birch (Fiction) Award, and is currently being adapted into a television series.About Helen KubiwHelen Kubiw is a reader, writer, teacher (and teacher-librarian) and the blogger behind CanLit for LittleCanadians. She has served as chair of the Forest of Reading, a jury member for several Canadian children’s book awards and a reviewer for Quill &amp; Quire. Most importantly she is an enthusiastic promoter of great Canadian literature for young readers.

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